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Blake Gardiner

Press Services International

Hailing from North Auckland, Blake Gardiner sounds American, looks Swedish, but grew up in Laos. As an introvert, Blake lives life on the edge by socialising. When he isn’t putting his life at such risk, he enjoys reading theology and debating whether Interstellar is truly the greatest movie of all time. Blake is married to fellow young writer Jessica Gardiner. 

  • New Zealand 2019 ARPA Awards

    2019 Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) annual awards conference was held in Christchurch.

  • Buy your girlfriend before you try her

    Outraged? Does the title bother you? I hope so. It’s horrible, yet it reflects an unfortunately prevailing view in society.

  • New Zealand chosen to launch one of the largest ever Global Bible Campaigns

    One of the largest global Bible campaigns has chosen to launch in New Zealand this January. Bible 2020 aims to encourage ‘everyone, everywhere’ to engage with the Bible in their own context and in their own language. It is anticipated that the Bible 2020 app will be used across the world as individuals speak aloud a different Bible passage each day of the year.

  • Christina Tyson and the Kiwi young writers

    Major Christian Tyson is the former head of the New Zealand Salvation Army Media Unit and the ‘Patron’ - type person to help the Kiwi young writers establish themselves as a separate entity to the Australian young writers ministry.

  • Julie Belding – ARPA Life Member

    A few weeks ago now, on Saturday 7 September in Christchurch, Julie Belding was endorsed by the Australasian Religious Press Association as a Life Member.

  • NZ Salvation Army War Cry ARPA presentation

    A few weeks ago now, on Friday 6 September in Christchurch, the NZ Salvation Army Media Unit gave a presentation on their War Cry edition in the wake of the Christchurch shooting.

  • Kiwi young writers gains a Patron

    Major Christina Tyson, the former head of New Zealand Salvation Army Media, has graciously given the green light to helping the Kiwi young writers to become their own entity – separate to Australia.

  • A new WEA Director for Missions and Evangelism appointed from New Zealand

    The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has appointed New Zealand’s Dr. Jay Matenga as the next Executive Director of the WEA’s Mission Commission (WEA MC). Jay was selected after a thorough search by the Mission Commission’s Global Leadership Council from a number of quality applicants.

  • Coming to terms with my Christian sinfulness

    Walk into most churches and you will find a plethora of euphemisms to describe our condition before God and our need for Jesus. Missing the mark, stuffing up, falling short, making mistakes.

  • Should My Girlfriend Submit to Me?

    A provocative thought, isn’t it? Your instant reaction may be, “That doesn’t sound right. That’s not biblical.” And I would agree with you. Yet, there is a verse which speaks of submission in relationship which warrants our most careful attention in its application and pitfalls.